St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-25

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Estimate No. 3 and final, Fairfield av.
enue grading, Macarthur Bros, con-
tractors, amount due, S7,025; Estimate
| No. 4, supplementary to No. 3 and final
Taylor avenue grading, Cooper IL Har-
| per, contractors, amount due, $500;
Estimate No. ) and final, Greenbrier
avenue grading, J.. w. DOherty, con
tractor, amount due, $435; Estimate No.
3 and final, Third street bridge, ap-
proaches, H. E. Horton, contractor,
amount due, S15,365.17; Estimate No.
and final, Hague avenue and Milton
street grading, w. T: Murphy, con-
Ballou, $50; Matthew Craig, SIS: G..
w. Merrill, $40.
Committee on Claims.
z. ID, Winchell's Petition
The Board of Public Works transmits
petition of p. ID. Winchell, for return of
money enormously assessed against his
| property, and recommend that prayer
| Of petitioner be granted. and that an Or
der be drawn upon the Treasury in his
favor for the sum of sic.
Committee on Claims.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
OF Committee on Ways and Means
Bond Approved
Noiiliiltttc lioS ehdilli1eu anu DIP
proved the bond of p. III. Kelly, Water
Commissioner.
Bond approved by the following vote /:
IeaS-Ald. COnley, O.COnn0r, PeStch,
Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny,
kain, Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mir.
Vice President-l4.
Also,
G. r. Kimball,s Petition
Committee recommend that the prayer
of petitioner be granted
Adopted. (See resolution).
Also,
George Mitsch and Others Petition
The Committee on Ways and Means,
to whom was referred the pc
titlOn OF George MltSch and
others, asking for refunding
of money paid for opening a street on
the north side of the union depot, find
that the courts have held that the COun-
Gil had no authority to open said street,
and recommend that said money be re-
funded, without interest.
Recommitted.
Of Committee on Fire Department
James l. Jellett'S Petition
Committee recommends that attached
ordinance be passed.
Adopted. (See Ordinance No. 1851
Also.
oOlil :. NOiuStIOlil D IetlUiOfi-
Committee recommended that said pc
ton be not granted, until notice re-
qulred by law has been given and a
plan OF proposed windows presented to
Council.
Adopted.
OfCommittee on Streets-Jackson Street
Bridge
Committee submits, without recon-
incubation, the following communica-
ton from the City Engineer:
To the Committee on Streets
GENTLEMEN: Relative to the matter
OF the Jackson street bridge as con-
Structed by the st. Paul, Minneapolis &;
Manitoba road, L would report
as follows: At the regular meet
! ing Of the Common Council, May Is,
1884, page 1S7 Council Proceedings, the
City Engineer sent a communication in
closing letter from Mr.. Marvel, gen
eral manager st. Paul, Minneapolis u
Manitoba railway, proposing to build a
| wooden bridge over their tracks under
certain conditions as set forth in the
communication The matter was re-
| ferred to the Committee on Streets, and
at special meeting held June II, 1884,
page 2l5, Council Proceedings, the Com
mittee on Streets recommended that the
proposition of the railway company be
accepted and the matter be referred to
! the City Attorney to prepare an agree
ment which should protect the rights of
the city. On the 18th day Of July, 1881, IAN
agreement was drawn up and signed by
James j. Hill on tEepart OF the st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway
company, c. ID. O'Brien, Mayor of the
OF the city of st. Paul, and Thomas A.
PendergraSt, City Clerk of the City of
ST. Paul, whereby a wooden bridge,
twenty-four feet wide with two side
walks each six feet wide with masonry
abutmentS the full width OF the street
and suitable to receive an iron Struct-
ure) was to be built by the railway COM
pany, upon plans submitted to the City
Council of st. Paul for approval, to be
open to traffic on or before the 1st day
of January, 1885, said bridge to be
kept in repairs by said city for
which time the railway company
whenever requested by the Common
Council agreed to substitute for the
same such other bridge as might be or
dered by the Common Council in ac-
cordance with the agreement between
the City of st. Paul and the st. Paul,
Minneapolis u Manitoba railway, under
date of Aug. %, 1850. Nothing was ever
done under this agreement and no plans
have ever been submitted to the Com
mon Council or the City Engineer for
acceptance. The railway company have,
however, proceeded to build an iron
bridge with roadway thirty-two feet
! wide and two sidewalks each six feet
wide, together with the necessary stone
abutments. The bridge has been placed
entirely to one side of tie street and has
not apparently been constructed with
the idea of widening at any future time.
| The location Of the bridge on one side of
| the street gives very awkward appear
ance to the street at the north end of
| said bridge, and makes the sidewalk
connections very bad and unsightly. 1t
is my opinion that had the plans been
submitted to the city for approval,
| changes might have been made of bene-
| fit to the city and without additional
cost to the railroad company. The
| bridge as built is not in accordance with
| the agreement between the city of st.
Paul and the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
| Manitoba Railway company, under date
of Aug. %, 1880. Respectfully sub
mitted,
l.. W. RUNDLETT, City Engineer.
June II, 1887.
Recommitted to Committee on Streets.
Also,
Lutheran Cemetery Association Peti-
| ton
Committee recommend that said peti.
ton be referred to City Engineer and
| Corporation Attorney.
Adopted.
Also,
st. Peter Street Paving-Protest-
Committee recommend that protest
against said paving be granted, andthat
| the final order in said matter co not pass
Adopted.
Also,
| a. G. Kidd and Others Petition
| Committee return herewith prelimi
nary order in said matter.
Adopted. lSee order to Board of Pub